Serving Our Nation

Rajeev suggested that lateral placements of Veterans would meet the twin objectives of placing skilled, dedicated and professional men and women to government organizations, and reducing the pension bill and costs to the government. For years, Rajeev advocated re-skilling and absorption of armed forMore...

Rajeev suggested that lateral placements of Veterans would meet the twin objectives of placing skilled, dedicated and professional men and women to government organizations, and reducing the pension bill and costs to the government. For years, Rajeev advocated re-skilling and absorption of armed forces personnel into lateral institutions of government in the state or central administration. He has maintained that this is a good alternative to early retirees of our armed forces personnel.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that he would examine induction of retired army jawans into the nation's paramilitary and Central Armed Police Forces.

Justice for Captain Saurabh Kalia

Rajeev first raised the issue of brutal torture, killing and mutilation of the bodies of Capt. Saurabh Kalia and five other soldiers during the Kargil War in 1999 in Parliament, and then followed it up with several letters to the Defence Minister and External Affairs Minister, urging the Government More...

Rajeev first raised the issue of brutal torture, killing and mutilation of the bodies of Capt. Saurabh Kalia and five other soldiers during the Kargil War in 1999 in Parliament, and then followed it up with several letters to the Defence Minister and External Affairs Minister, urging the Government to take up the issue with the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to declare this brutal act as a war crime, to seek justice for the Indian martyrs. Rajeev along with Flags of Honour Foundation and Capt. Kalia’s father Dr N. K. Kalia, filed a petition with the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on 07 December, 2012, against war crimes and the torture inflicted on Capt. Saurabh Kalia and the five jawans by Pakistani forces during the Kargil War in 1999. The petition was filed on 7 December 2012, The UNHRC petition highlighted the issue and it received wide spread support from citizens across the country.Read Letter

Memorial for Abdul Kalam

Rajeev’s suggestion on a memorial for President APJ Kalam gets accepted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. On 30 July 2015, soon after President Kalam's passing away, Rajeev had written to the PM urging him to build a memorial in Rameshwaram at the site where President Kalam's mortal remains are burieMore...

Rajeev’s suggestion on a memorial for President APJ Kalam gets accepted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. On 30 July 2015, soon after President Kalam's passing away, Rajeev had written to the PM urging him to build a memorial in Rameshwaram at the site where President Kalam's mortal remains are buried.Read Letter

National War Memorial in New Delhi

Over the past nine years Rajeev had pursued the demand for a National Military Memorial through numerous letters and Questions in Parliament to successive Defence Ministers. On 7 October 2015 the Union Cabinet in a meeting Chaired by the Prime Minister approved construction of a National War/MilitaryMore...

Over the past nine years Rajeev had pursued the demand for a National Military Memorial through numerous letters and Questions in Parliament to successive Defence Ministers. On 7 October 2015 the Union Cabinet in a meeting Chaired by the Prime Minister approved construction of a National War/Military Memorial in New Delhi.View Details

One Rank One Pension

OROP was one of the first issues Rajeev took up after he joined active politics. He raised the issue repeatedly in Parliament and in the media. It was Rajeev’s petition in 2011 to the Rajya Sabha Petitions Committee headed by B.S. Koshiyari that granted OROP to the Armed Forces personnel. Over theMore...

OROP was one of the first issues Rajeev took up after he joined active politics. He raised the issue repeatedly in Parliament and in the media. It was Rajeev’s petition in 2011 to the Rajya Sabha Petitions Committee headed by B.S. Koshiyari that granted OROP to the Armed Forces personnel. Over the years, Rajeev supported the veterans giving their demands a voice within and outside Parliament.
With the announcement of OROP by the Defence Minister Manohar Parikkar on 5 September 2015, Rajeev’s long fight and the over 40 years of wait by the veterans culminated in victory.

Right to Vote for Armed Forces personnel

Rajeev’s long standing endeavour to ensure voting rights for the 14 lakh Armed Forces personnel witnessed a historic victory in March 2014.
The Supreme Court of India passed orders on Rajeev’s petition that serving soldiers in peace areas have the right to be registered at their place of postinMore...

Rajeev’s long standing endeavour to ensure voting rights for the 14 lakh Armed Forces personnel witnessed a historic victory in March 2014.
The Supreme Court of India passed orders on Rajeev’s petition that serving soldiers in peace areas have the right to be registered at their place of posting & vote. Rajeev is committed to continue the fight in court & outside until each soldier in uniform serving our nation is ensured his/her constitutional right & is part of the democratic process.Read

Announcing cash reward for information on Amar Jawan Memorial vandals

Rajeev announced Rs 5 Lakh reward for information on vandals who desecrated Amar Jawan Memorial in Mumbai. The memorial was erected to honour Sepoy Sayyed Hussein and Sepoy Mangal Gadiya, who were martyred during the mutiny of 1857 against British rule. Maintaining that the people who vandalised theMore...

Rajeev announced Rs 5 Lakh reward for information on vandals who desecrated Amar Jawan Memorial in Mumbai. The memorial was erected to honour Sepoy Sayyed Hussein and Sepoy Mangal Gadiya, who were martyred during the mutiny of 1857 against British rule. Maintaining that the people who vandalised the memorial do not belong to any faith or religion, Rajeev had pushed for the perpetrators to be apprehended at the earliest and brought to justice.On 12 September 2016, Rajeev handed over a cheque to then Mumbai Police Commissioner, Dr Satyapal Singh and urged him to hand over the reward money to the police team responsible for the investigations and arrest of the vandals.Read LetterReadRead

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